Revealed (!) : Ottawa Senators Top Secret Player Questionnaire
4 Comments Published by Dany Heatley Speedwagon on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 5:01 PM.
In case you haven't noticed the Senators have been active leading up to the trade deadline.
Mike Fisher... gone.
Chris Kelly... gone.
Under the directive of the Euge, the Senators are finally ready for a rebuild. (and only 3 seasons late!) They're looking to deal anything and everything in an effort to stock the cupboards with picks and prospects.
As part of that process the Senators issued a questionnaire to their players in order to better asses their assets and accommodate outgoing players wishes where possible. We here at Scarlett Ice have obtained a copy of that questionnaire through our top secret sources deep within the Senators organization. (or stolen the idea for this from Down Goes Brown )
Question 1
Are you Swedish?
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, you are now finished the questionnaire.
Question 2
Do you remember the 2007 Stanley Cup run?
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, please start cleaning out your locker.
Question 3
If yes, please start cleaning out your locker.
Question 3
Do you have a no trade clause or a partial no movement clause?
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, will you waive it if asked to do so?
( ) yes ( ) yes
Question 4
In the event we are able to work out a trade do you have a preference of which NHL city you'd like to play in?
( ) yes ( ) no
If no, even Edmonton?
Question 5
If no, even Edmonton?
Question 5
Has your wife submitted to you a list of cities where she is willing to relocate?
( ) yes ( ) no
Question 6
Were you a first overall pick?
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, when you go home tonight please tell Mrs. Phillips she should start packing and put the house on the market.
Question 7
If yes, when you go home tonight please tell Mrs. Phillips she should start packing and put the house on the market.
Question 7
Are you Russian?
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, Почему вы думаете, мы платим вам все, что деньги?
Question 8
Did you get a paper cut at any point while taking this questionnaire and have to be placed on the injured reserve?
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, don't worry Pascal, you have no trade value.
Question 9
In the event you're not moved prior to the deadline and your contract expires in the off season would you be open to returning to the team in a leadership role during a rebuild?
( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, you understand this time it's an actual rebuild and we aren't just changing goalies and coaches again right?
This Is Where I'm Coming From
48 Comments Published by Dany Heatley Speedwagon on Monday, February 07, 2011 at 5:45 PM.
(warning: the opinion expressed in this post is that of the author (@DHSpeedwagon) and doesn't represent the thinking of Scarlett Ice as a whole. Please feel free to complain about it in the comments)
Late last week in the twitterverse Matt Carle of the Philadelpha Flyers (@mattcarle25) tweeted the following:
Late last week in the twitterverse Matt Carle of the Philadelpha Flyers (@mattcarle25) tweeted the following:
"Also, would like to donate some $$$ to a local charity, if I get 10k followers by the end of the reg. season, I'll donate $10k to C.H.O.P."
Now let me start off by saying, in no way do I think donating money to charity is a bad thing. Mr. Carle wants to do something good in his community, and he should be commended for it. I do however, take issue with the fact that Matt uses the guise of giving to charity as means to increase his followers. (I should point out Matt isn't the first player to do this and my opinion isn't focused on him but rather NHL players, and celebrities in general who use this kind of ploy. Matt's just the most recent example. I'm sure he means well, even if he is a Philadelphia Flyer.)
Now again, I'd like to repeat, giving money to charity isn't a bad thing.
According to NHL Numbers ( http://www.nhlnumbers.com/ ) Matt makes $3.5 million this season. That makes his donation approximately 0.29% of his salary. When I mockingly tweeted I would give that much of my salary to charity in exchange for 10,000 followers I was pretty much blasted for being a complainer who is against charity. (It was pointed out that if my donation is about $145 then I might as well just go follow Matt Carle. Silly me, I didn't realize all donations aren't created equally. Oh right, when I follow Matt it's not really my money. I get it now. FULFILLING!)
People love to lambaste me and anyone else who dares share an opinion about Matt and other players like him who've pulled this act before. "What's wrong with you?" "Stop complaining!" "He's trying to do a good thing!" I'm not questioning giving money to charity, I'm just questioning the method in which it's being done.
I use twitter as a tool for interaction. If you have something to say that is:
-entertaining
-funny
-RT'd in my feed
there is a good chance I will follow you. Similarly, I expect that's how I ended up in a lot of my followers feeds. They're most likely following me because of something I tweeted and they enjoy dialogue with me. I don't pander for followers. If people grow tired of what I have to say, or have no interest in me to begin with, they don't need to follow me and I'm not going to ask them to. Furthermore, I don't resort to self serving gimmicks (albeit good intentioned ones) in order to increase my follower count. I don't need to be bullied, guilted, or coerced into following someone and I don't plan on doing the same. I expect the content of my feed, and the feed of others to drive the counts.
What would be wrong with Matt Carle tweeting he donated $10,000 to charity and telling everyone about it after the fact? Why do I have to commit to listening to his rambling about Superbowl bets or what he's watching on television in order to feel better about myself and ensure he gives money to charity? If Matt doesn't get his 10,000 followers should I feel guilty about the sick kids who won't get their money because I didn't follow him? Why should the onus be put on me and others when Matt can easily just give the money? If Matt doesn't get 10,000 followers and donate to charity it isn't my fault for not following, it's his for coming up with the dumb idea in the first place.
One of the biggest rebuttals from people is "he'll probably give the money anyway". If that's the case then why the big charade? You're admitting that more than likely the whole thing is a rouse so that Matt can pad his follower count and you, him and the sick kids can all feel better. Obviously Matt isn't going to renege (I hope) if he doesn't get the 10,000 followers (unless he has really bad PR advisers) and he will more than likely donate the money to charity regardless.
It seems disingenuous to me to wrap up a gift to charity (which is good!) with a gimmick to increase your following. In the end I'd rather Matt makes his good gesture and tweets something that makes me want to follow him rather than pandering to the masses with a sense of guilt or obligation making them feel like they have to.
